{"title":"When do ordinal ability rank effects emerge? Evidence from the timing of school closures","authors":"Marco Bertoni, Saeideh Parkam","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We leverage the timing of pandemic-induced school closures to learn about the emergence of ordinal rank effects in education. Using administrative data from Italian middle schools for four cohorts of students, our study reveals that disrupting peer interactions during the first year of middle school – when students are still unfamiliar with one another – substantially diminishes the impact of ordinal rank on test scores. Instead, later interruptions to peer interactions do not significantly affect the strength of these interpersonal comparisons.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102633"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hashibul Hassan , Asad Islam , Imrul Kayes , Liang Choon Wang
{"title":"Building education resilience through parenting style and out-of-school learning: Field experimental evidence from rural Bangladesh","authors":"Hashibul Hassan , Asad Islam , Imrul Kayes , Liang Choon Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102623","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102623","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluates the impacts of two mobile-phone-based distance education interventions, involving direct parental engagement, on parenting styles and children's cognitive development. Drawing from two randomised controlled trials conducted in rural Bangladesh during the Covid-19 pandemic, we examine two interventions: 1) Telementoring, where volunteers mentored mothers and tutored children over the phone; and 2) IVR Audio-lessons, where mothers accessed pre-recorded audio lessons for their children via a toll-free number. The Telementoring program significantly increased mothers’ authoritative parenting scores by 0.53 SD, while the IVR Audio-lesson program led to a 0.24 SD increase. Mediation analyses suggest that changes in parenting style accounted for 0.03 SD and 0.04 SD increase in children's test scores, or mediated 4 % and 8 % of the total intervention effect on children's test scores for Telementoring and IVR Audio-lessons, respectively. The findings underscore the potential of scalable and cost-effective phone-based interventions to enhance parental roles and foster children's human capital development in low-resource settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102623"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expression of Concern: “Building Education Resilience through Parenting Style and Out-of-school Learning: Field Experimental Evidence from Rural Bangladesh” [Economics of Education Review Volume 105, April 2025, 102623]","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102658"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144071832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of pre-conference advice on academic talk effectiveness","authors":"Nikolas Breitkopf , Matti Keloharju","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102607","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102607","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Utilizing a randomized controlled trial, we explore the effect of advice on presentation quality at a prestigious academic finance conference. Employing a panel of MTurk workers to evaluate presentations for effectiveness, our findings show that treated speakers are 0.22 standard deviations more likely to win a comparison for effectiveness against non-treated counterparts. We further corroborate these results by examining the treatment effects on presentation slides, overall presentation quality, Zoom talk attendance duration, and YouTube viewings. This evidence suggests that informing speakers about good presentation practices can substantially improve the effectiveness of conference talks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102607"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jani-Petteri Ollikainen , Tuomas Pekkarinen , Roope Uusitalo , Hanna Virtanen
{"title":"Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills","authors":"Jani-Petteri Ollikainen , Tuomas Pekkarinen , Roope Uusitalo , Hanna Virtanen","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102603","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102603","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We examine the effects of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills using admission cutoffs to general secondary schools. We measure these skills using the Finnish Defence Forces Basic Skills Test, which, due to compulsory military service, covers the vast majority of Finnish men and serves as a strong predictor of later labor market success. We find that the large differences in the average skills across men that differ in their schooling when entering military service are due to selection rather than causal effects of secondary education on either cognitive or non-cognitive skills.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102603"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142703815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uncovering the sources of gender earnings gaps among teachers: The role of compensation off the salary schedule","authors":"Diana Quintero , Michael Hansen , Nicolas Zerbino","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102602","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102602","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines teacher earnings to provide empirical evidence on the sources and the extent of gender gaps in the teaching profession. Using data from two waves of the National Teacher and Principal Survey, we show that on average male teachers have a small advantage of over $700 in base pay (1.3 % of the sample average) compared to female teachers with similar characteristics and in similar contexts. Men also significantly outearn women, all else equal, on three of four different types of school-based supplemental compensation, raising the adjusted earnings gap to 7.2 % of total school earnings. Teachers’ participation in extra duties and the likelihood of earning compensation for them differ by gender. Male teachers are both more likely to perform extra duties and receive compensation for those activities than female teachers, and the earnings gap increases when schools have a male principal. Our results provide insight into teacher compensation and have implications on practices that could promote more equitable pay.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102602"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica L. Arnup , Nicole Black , David W. Johnston
{"title":"Expecting less in hard times: How the state of the economy influences students’ educational expectations","authors":"Jessica L. Arnup , Nicole Black , David W. Johnston","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Students’ realistic aspirations about their educational attainment (expectations) are predictive of their efforts, actions, and future outcomes. Limited evidence suggests these expectations are affected by the macroeconomy; however, the direction is ambiguous. We combine seven waves of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data to examine this relationship in 38 OECD countries. Using within-country fixed-effect regressions, we find students have significantly lower educational expectations when GDP growth is low or negative. Assessing the heterogeneity of these relationships, we find that the expectations of students with below-average reading skills or who attend non-metropolitan schools are most strongly affected by the state of the economy. The results also suggest that when GDP growth is weak, students are significantly more likely to complete zero homework and arrive late to school, are less likely to participate in extracurricular academic programs, and expect lower labour market returns to completed education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102606"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suzanne Bellue , Adrien Bouguen , Marc Gurgand , Valerie Munier , André Tricot
{"title":"When Effective teacher training falls short in the classroom: Evidence from an experiment in primary schools","authors":"Suzanne Bellue , Adrien Bouguen , Marc Gurgand , Valerie Munier , André Tricot","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although in-service teacher training programs are designed to enhance the performance of several cohorts of students, there is little evidence on the persistence of their effects. We present the two-year results of a randomized study of an intensive in-service teacher training program conducted in France during and after the training program’s implementation. Our results highlight the short-run effectiveness of the training program: it successfully improves students’ performance but only during the implementation year. A detailed analysis of teachers’ outcomes indicates that teachers changed their pedagogical vision and practices but afterward struggled to apply skills to contents not directly covered during training.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102599"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peer effects and honor probation: Evidence from USAFA","authors":"Aaron Albert","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Academic cheating is a troubling phenomenon in higher education because it undermines the value of grades and degree completion as a signal of academic ability and skills accumulated. This study uses administrative data from the United States Air Force Academy to estimate the causal effect of honor probation of one’s peers. Using conditionally random squadron assignment, I find that students in a squadron with more peers that have experienced honor probation are less likely to end up on honor probation themselves. This decrease in honor probation is highest for students with low college preparation. These results suggest that increased awareness and salience of punishment for honor probation may discourage academic cheating in higher education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102601"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142578137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher A. Candelaria , Ishtiaque Fazlul , Cory Koedel , Kenneth A. Shores
{"title":"Weighting for progressivity? An analysis of implicit tradeoffs associated with weighted student funding in Tennessee","authors":"Christopher A. Candelaria , Ishtiaque Fazlul , Cory Koedel , Kenneth A. Shores","doi":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102600","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We study the progressivity of school district funding under Tennessee's weighted student funding formula. We propose a simple definition of progressivity based on the difference in exposure to district per-pupil funding between poor and non-poor students. The realized progressivity of district funding in Tennessee is much smaller—only about 17 percent as large—as the formula weights imply directly. The attenuation is driven by the mixing of poor and non-poor students within districts. We further show the components of the Tennessee formula not explicitly tied to student poverty are only modestly progressive.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48261,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Education Review","volume":"103 ","pages":"Article 102600"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142571483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}